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SEMINAR
PRESENTATION
PRESENTED BY,
MS.A.SREELATHA,
MSC (N) FIRST YEAR,
VMCON.
 TOPIC:

ROLE OF INDIAN NURSING COUNCILS STATE NURSING

COUNCILS BOARDS AND UNIVERSITIES
 INTRODUCTION

• A board of nursing is a regulatory body that oversees the

practice of nursing within a defined jurisdiction, typically a
state or province.
• The board typically approves and oversees schools of
nursing within its jurisdiction.
• The board also handles all aspects of nurse licensure with
its jurisdiction.
• In some countries and territorial boards of nursing comprise
the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
BOARDS OF NURSING EDUCATION
IN INDIA :
 PURPOSES OF BOARDS OF
NURSING IN INDIA:
• Many agencies and individuals are involved with nurse
competency, but within this cooperative effort, state boards
of nursing have the unique role of assuring the public, through
the issuance of licenses, that nurses are competent.

• The purpose of the board of nursing, as defined by public

lawmakers, is to protect the public.
PURPOSES OF BOARDS OF
NURSING IN INDIA:
• There are public members on most boards.

• Boards of nursing are involved with nurse competency at

the time of the nurse's initial entry into practice, on an
ongoing basis at the time of license renewal, when the
nurse reenters practice after a time of voluntary absence,
and after disciplinary action of the nurse.

• The participation in continuing education activities is one

major method for nurses to meet continued competency
requirements.
INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL

• According to the original act the function of the

council is to provide "uniformity in nursing
education”.
• The Indian Nursing Council is a statutory body
constituted under the Indian Nursing Council Act
which was established in 1949.
• The council is responsible for regulation and
maintenance of a uniform standard of training
for nurses, Midwives, Auxiliary Nurses Midwives
and Health visitors.
INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL ACT

• Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947. provides for

constitution and composition of the Council
consisting of the following :
1. One nurse enrolled in a state register elected by
each State Council;
2. Two members elected from among themselves
by the heads of institutions recognized by the
Council for the purpose of this clause in which
training is given: -
INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL ACT

a. For obtaining a University degree in Nursing:

(or)
b. In respect of a post-certificate course in
teaching of nursing and in nursing administration;

3. One member elected from among themselves by

the heads of institutions in which health visitors
are trained;
 INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL ACT

4. One member elected by the Medical Council of India.

5. One member elected by the Central Council of the
Indian Medical Association.
6. One member elected by the Council of the Trained
Nurses Association of India.
INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL ACT

7. One midwife or auxiliary nurse-midwife enrolled in a

State Register, elected by each of the State Councils
in the four groups of State mentioned below, each
group of States being taken in rotation in the
following order namely:
Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
Karnataka, Punjab and West Bengal.
Assam, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Orissa;
INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL ACT

8. The Director General of Health Services, ex-officer

9. The Chief Principal Matron, Medical Directorate, Army
Headquarters.
10. The Chief Nursing Superintendent, Office of the
Director General of Health Services.
INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL ACT

11.The Director of Maternity and Child Welfare,

Indian Red Cross Society.
12. The Chief Administrative Medical Officer (by
whatever name called) of each State other than a
Union Territory.
13.Four members nominated by the Central
Government. of whom at least two shall be
nurses, midwives or health visitors enrolled in a
State register and one shall be an experienced
educationalist
 AMENDMENTS OF INC ACT :

• The Act was amended in November 1957 to provide for

the following things

1. Foreign Qualification:
a) A citizen of India holding a qualification which entitles
him or her to be registered with any registering body
may, by the approval of the council, be enrolled in any
state register.
 AMENDMENTS OF INC ACT

• A person not a citizen of India, who is employed as a Nurse,

Midwife, ANM, Teacher or Administrator in any hospital or
institution in any state, by the approval of President of
Council, is enrolled temporarily in state register.

• In such cases foreign qualifications are recognized

temporarily for a period of 5 years. If one continues to
practice in India, an extension of recognition should be sort
from INC.
 AMENDMENTS OF INC ACT

2.Indian Nurses Register:

• a) The council shall cause to be maintained in the prescribed
manner a Register of Nurses, midwives, ANM & Health visitors
to be known as the Indian Nurses Register, which shall contain
the names of all persons who are for the time being enrolled
on any state register ) Such register shall be deemed to be a
public document within the meaning of the Indian Evidence
Act, 1872.
• 
PROGRAMMES UNDER INC:

1. ANM

7. Doctorate in
2. GNM
Nursing

3. Post Basic
6. M. Phil
B.Sc. Nursing

5. M.Sc. Nursing 4. B.Sc. Nursing

STAFF ORGANISATION OF INC:

President

Vice president

Secretary

Assistant secretary

Office staff = 15
COMMITTEES OF INC :

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

THE NURSING EDUCATION COMMITTEE

EQUIVALENCE COMMITTEE

FINANCE COMMITTEE
 COMMITTEES OF INC:
1. Executive Committee of the Council: to deliberate on the
issues related to maintenance of standards of nursing
programs

2. The Nursing Education Committee: The committee is

constituted to deliberate on the issues concerned mainly with
nursing education and policy matters concerning the nursing
education.
 COMMITTEES OF INC:

3.Equivalence Committee : to deliberate on the issues of

recognition of foreign qualifications. This is essential for the
purpose of registration of the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947,
as amended.

4. Finance Committee : This is another important Sub Committee

of the Council which decides upon the matters pertaining to
finance of the Council in terms of budget, expenditure,
implementation of Central Govt. orders with respect to service
conditions etc.
 FUNCTIONS OF INC:
1.To establish and monitor a uniform standard of nursing
education for nurses, midwives, auxiliary nurse midwives
and health visitors by doing inspections of the institutions.
 GUIDE LINES FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF
NURSING SCHOOL OR COLLEGE :

 Any organisation under the central

Government, State Government, Local body or
a Private or Public Trust Mission, Voluntarily
need to registered under society.
 Registration Act wishes to open a school of
nursing should obtain the no objection
essentiality certificate from the state
Government.
 The Indian Nursing Council on receipt of the proposal
from the institution to start nursing programme will
undertake the first inspection to assess suitability with
regard to physical infrastructure, clinical facility and
teaching faculty in order to give permission to start the
programmes.

 After the receipt of the permission to start the Nursing

programmes from INC, the Institution shall obtain that
approval from the State Nursing Council and
examination Board.
 FUNCTIONS OF INC:

2.To prescribe the syllabus and regulation for nursing

programmes.

3.Power to withdraw the recognition of qualification standards,

that an institution recognized by a state council for the
training of nurses, midwives, auxiliary nurse midwives or
health visitors does not satisfy the requirements of council.
 FUNCTIONS OF INC

4.To advise the state Nursing Councils, examination board,

state government and central government in various
important items regarding nursing education in country.
Institution will admit the students only after taking approval
of state nursing council and examination board.
 5. The INC will conduct inspection every year till the first
batch completes the programmes. Permission will be
given year by year till the first batch completes.

Types of inspection:

1. First Inspection: The first inspection is conducted on

receipt 1 of the proposal received from the institute to
start any Nursing programme prescribed by INC
2.Re-Inspection: Re-inspections are conducted
for those institutions, which are found unsuitable
by INC. The institution and the government are
informed about the deficiencies and advised to
improve upon them.
3. Periodic inspection :
INC conducts periodical (after 3 years)
inspection of the institution once the
institution is found suitable by INC to
monitor the nursing. education standards
and adherence of norm prescribed by INC.
Institutions are required to pay annual
affiliation fee every year However, if the
institution does not comply to the norms
prescribed by INC for teaching, clinical and
physical facility, the institution will be
declared unsuitable.
FUNCTIONS OF INC

6. To recognize the qualifications for the purpose

of registration and employment in India and
abroad.
7. To give approval for registration of Indian and
Foreign nurses possessing foreign qualification
 RESOLUTIONS :

 I. Maximum period for students to complete revised ANM

and GNM course is 3 and 6 years respectively.
II. INC resolved that maximum age for teaching faculty is 70
years subject to the condition that he/she should be
physically and mentally fit.
III. Admission to married candidate for the entire nursing
programmes allowed subject to the conditions that they
should produce medical fitness certificate.
 
 RESOLUTIONS :

IV. Relaxation of norms to establish M.Sc. (N) programme:

As per INC norm, only those institutions can start M.Sc.
programme where at least one batch of students has
qualified B.Sc. (N) programme. INC resolved apart from
these institutions the super specialty hospitals can also
open the M.Sc. (N) programmes. Even though the
institutions are not having B. SC. (N) Programme.
 RESOLUTIONS :

V. Relaxation of student patient ratio for clinical practice: 1:3

student patient ratios instead of 1:5 student patient ratios.

VI. Relaxation of teaching faculty qualification to start a B.SC.

(N) programme. At least 2 M.SC. (N) qualified teaching faculty
to be available to start BSC (N) programmes for next 4 years in
order to combat acute shortage of nursing and teachers till the
position of M.SC. (N) qualified teaching faculty improves.
• 
 RESOLUTIONS :

VII. To maintain quality of post graduate in nursing, INC

resolved not to have M.SC. (N) programme through distance
education.

VIII. Institution should have its own building within 2 years of

establishment.

IX. Maximum No. of 60 seats can be sanctioned to those

institutions which are having less than 500 bedded hospitals
and 100 seats can be sanctioned to those having 500 bedded
hospitals
 RESOLUTIONS :

VIII. Institution should have its own building within 2 years of

establishment.
 
IX. Maximum No. of 60 seats can be sanctioned to those
institutions which are having less than 500 bedded hospitals
and 100 seats can be sanctioned to those having 500 bedded
hospitals
 REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL
QUALIFICATION :

Teaching material for Quality Assurance Model (QAM)

prepared QAM in nursing is the set of elements that are
related . clinical declared to each other and comprise of
planning for quality, development of objectives setting
and actively communicating standards, developing
indicators, setting thresholds, collecting data to monitor
compliance with set standards for nursing practice and
applying solutions to improve care INC has developed a
Quality assurance programme for nurses in India
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL
QUALIFICATION

The project was implemented in 2 hospitals in New Delhi

and PGI, Chandigarh for 3 months duration. The impact
of QAM model adopted in Chandigarh can be seen in the
paper cutting which was published in Tribune on April
19th, 2004.
 REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL
QUALIFICATION
Princes Srinagarindra award Mrs. Sulochana Krishnan, Ex-
Principal of RAK College of nursing was awarded Princes
Srinagarindra, Thailand, award which is an international
award to individual(s) registered nurse(s) in honor of
princess Srinagarindra,
Her royal highness and in recognition of her exemplary
contribution towards progress and advancement in the field
of nursing and social services Mrs. Sulochana Krishnan name
was proposed by INC from India.
 REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL
QUALIFICATION
• Development of Curriculum for HIV/AIDS and training for
nurses Indian Nursing Council in collaboration with NACO
and Clinton foundation is developing a curriculum for
training of nurses in HIV/AIDS areas. It will be a 6 day
training programme. The pilot study was conducted in
Mumbai and Hyderabad.
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL
QUALIFICATION
• National Consortium for Ph.D. in Nursing constituted 6
study centers recognized under National consortium for
Ph. D in nursing MOU has been signed between INC, WHO
and RGUHS.
• National consortium for Ph.D. in Nursing has been
constituted by Indian Nursing Council (INC) in
collaboration with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health
Sciences and W.H.O, under the Faculty of Nursing to
promote doctoral education in various fields of Nursing
 REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL
QUALIFICATION
MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) Signed between INC
and Sir Edward Dunlop Hospitals Ltd for advancing
standards of nursing education and practices in India
 to meet challenges currently faced by Nursing.
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is signed at New
Delhi on 11th April 2006 between Indian Nursing Council
and Sir Edward Dunlop Hospitals (1) Ltd.
 for developing the strategic framework for advance
standards and investment plan for advancing standards of
nursing education and practices in India with the following
objectives.
 REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL
QUALIFICATION
1. Provide training
2. Graduate, Post-graduate, and Ph. D courses.
3. Organizing research activities.
4. To help fill gaps in India and internationally benchmarked standards
of nursing education and practice.
5. Train the faculty so as to provide high quality teaching staff to
training institutes in the country.
6. Steps taken up to enter into MRA under the Comprehensive
Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) between India and
Singapore. This was signed in June 2005 and has come into force
from 1st August 2005. It has been agreed
STATE NURSING COUNCILS :
STATE NURSING COUNCILS :

• The State Midwives Council was established in

1948 under the provisions of Nurses and Midwives
Act with the purpose of "Better training of
nurses, midwives & health visitors".
• It works as an autonomous body under the
Government of respective states, Department of
Health and Family Welfare.
 STATE NURSING COUNCILS :

• Each state determines the specific administrative

responsibility and oversight of the council of
nursing.
• The governor of the state.
• The state health Directorate
• Nursing Directorate
• Another state official or organization
STATE NURSING COUNCIL

• The State Nursing Council is an independent body.

• Though the State Nursing Council functions
independently; it has to obtain approval from state
government for all the by Laws passed by it and decisions
taken. The State Nursing Councils are administratively
headed by the Registrar who usually is a nurse. There is
deputy registrar who also is a nurse.
• There is a staff consisting Accountant and other staff as
clerks and peons to help him in his day to day work and
functions.
 STATE NURSING COUNCIL :

• Registration in state nursing council is very necessary for every

nurse.
• It is necessary to be registered in order to function officially as a
professional nurse.
• Registration councils are functioning in all the states of India and
they are affiliated to I.N.C. A register of names of professional
nurses is maintained by each state nurses Registration Council.
• These names are also put into the Indian Nurses Register
maintained by the Indian Nursing Council. Nurses, midwives,
auxiliary nurse midwives and health visitors are registered. All
degree holding nurses also have to get the registration in state
council.
 STATE NURSING COUNCIL

• The President and Vice-President are elected by

members from amongst themselves
• The elections procedures for all the categories
are laid down by statutory provisions in By-Laws
of the Councils.
• Some of the members on the council are still
nominated by the Government whereas majority
is elected by following the electoral procedures.
 FUNCTIONS OF THE REGISTRAR OF
THE STATE NURSING COUNCIL :
 
• 1. To draw a programme for examinations of various types of
educational programmes at all centers at the same time.

• 2. To prepare a time schedule for written and practical

examinations, to prepare Roll number sheets of students and
send them to various examination centers.
FUNCTIONS OF THE REGISTRAR OF
THE STATE NURSING COUNCIL :

3.After examiners have drawn the question papers, to get

them printed under strict confidential atmosphere and
keep up the secrecy regarding them.
4. To prepare examination results and communicate the
results to concerned institutions.
5. To prepare the diploma certificates and registration
certificates of nurses who have been qualified for both.
6. To arrange for inspections to ascertain that the
institutions are carrying out the educational programmes
as per syllabus, conditions and rules and regulations lay
down by State Council.
 CORE FUNCTIONS OF OUR STATE
COUNCIL AS PER ACT :

• To register qualified candidates to practice nursing in

Telangana
• To implement all the Rules / Regulations and Acts of Indian
Nursing Council as on date.
• Renewal of previously registered candidates with the council.

• verification of registration certificates issued from the council

whenever there is a request from any employer across the
world.
 CORE FUNCTIONS OF OUR STATE
COUNCIL AS PER ACT :

• The document communicated is cross checked with the

existing records for authenticity.Issuance of No Objection
Certificate (NOC)to the candidates seeking the same for
working in other states and overseas.
CORE FUNCTIONS OF OUR STATE
COUNCIL AS PER ACT :

• Permission/Recognition/Renewal of Recognition
of Nursing educational Institutions by Conducting
periodical inspections,as per rule 39 made under
section 11(2)(b) of AP Nurser & Midwives
(Extension & Amendment) Act 1964 and the Rules
and Regulations made there under - Adaptation
in the State
UNIVERSITIES

• A university (Latin: universitas, "a whole") is an

institution of higher (or tertiary) education and
research which awards academic degrees in various
academic disciplines.
• Universities typically provide undergraduate education
and postgraduate education.
PERMANENT AFFILIATION
GUIDELINES :

• Permanent affiliation guidelines ( or ) Conditions laid

down for granting of Permanent Affiliation to
colleges /Institutions:
• Permanent affiliation to college will be granted after
standing of five years and has fulfilled and complied
with all the conditions of affiliation as given below and
also the recommendations of various LICs that have
been visiting the Institutions from time to time.
• 
 DOCUMENTS REQUIRE FOR
AFFILIATION
 
1. An affidavit prescribed format
2. Copy of land document
3. Building plan approved by authority
4. Land use certificate by authority
5. No objection certificate of Gujarat govt.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRE FOR
AFFILIATION

6. Original Khatauni of land.

7. Trust deed & Trust registration certificate
8. Certificate of verification of land from
competent authority or Tehsildar.
9. Affidavit regarding acceptance of norms and
guidelines of the university.
 UNIVERSITY AUTHORITIES :

• Under the University of the Sunshine Coast Act 1998 the

University has all the powers of an individual. It may, for
example:
• Enter into contracts;
• Acquire, hold, dispose of, and deal with property;
• Appoint agents and attorneys;
• Engage consultants;
• Fix charges, and other terms, for services and other facilities it
supplies; and
• Do anything else necessary or convenient to be done for its
functions.
STAFFING PATTERN OF
UNIVERSITIES
 FUNCTIONS OF UNIVERSITY :

Provide education at university standards.

Provide facilities for and encourage study and research

Encourage the advancement and development of knowledge and its application to

government ,industry ,commerce and the community.

Provide courses of study or instruction at levels of achievement the council

considers appropriate ,to meet the needs of the community.
 VISION AND OBJECTIVES OF
KNRUHS :
•  To maintain a uniform curriculum in all the institutions
affiliated to it.
• To conduct a common admissions as per merit to the
courses in all the institutions affiliated as per government
and central council guidelines and following NEET or other
entrance examination merit.
• To improve the standards of Medical Education including
Research.
VISION AND OBJECTIVES OF
KNRUHS :

• Improvement of standards of medical education

in Telangana.
• Maintenance of uniform curriculum in all the
affiliated colleges
• Conduction of a good quality basic and applied
research, to arrive at solutions to the healthcare
needs of the people of Telangana.
• 
 SUMMARY :

• Introduction
• Role of Indian nursing council
• Amendments of Indian nursing council act
• staff organization of Indian nursing council
• Committies of Indian nursing council
• Functions of Indian nursing council
• Guidelines for establishment of new nursing school or college in
India approved by INC
• Types of inspection
 SUMMARY :

• Programmes under INC

• Resolutions of INC
• Registration of additional qualification initiatives by INC
• Role of State nursing council
• Functions of State nursing council
• Core functions of State nursing council
• Role of universities
• Vision and objectives of universities
 CONCLUSIONS :

• Indian academic nursing is moving forward .It is to coclude

that the knowledge of all above discussed organization is
must for every nursing personnel so that by utilizing the
knowledge we can update our knowledge and can advance
the nursing practices taking this profession to higher
standards,
 BIBILOGRAPHY :

•Shebeer P.Basheer, Text book of nursing education, first edition ,EMMESS medical

publishers page no: 556-559.

•Navdeep Kaur Brar HC Rawat ,Text bool of advanced nursing practice ,Third edition

,jaypee publication, new delhi page no 28-30.

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